Five years have passed since the Ghost Company gripped Tourm in a political war. Tensions are mounting between noble and commoner. As husband and wife, Orrick and Sylvia protect Brzeg against any more of the Ghost Company's violence. Orrick strives to prove Dario Cephus still wishes to harm the realm. But each time he interrogates a blackguard, they deny his involvement. And a new threat has emerged: "Lady White Death," a white specter who burns manses with the nobles still inside.

Soon, Orrick leaves Newtown—and Tourm, itself—on a diplomatic visit to the dwarves of Ojçakask. Sylvia must keep Brzeg safe without him. When Lady White Death visits Castle Albicant, Orrick vanishes. The entire kingdom is in an uproar. The Ghost Company finally sets their plans in motion. A nation apart, Crown Prince Armitage and Lady Sylvia must fend for themselves. In the "Wolves of War" saga's thrilling conclusion, discover what secrets the free folk hold. Who will live and who will die as the final battle rages for the kingdom's future?